Dietetics

At Rocky Bay, we see food as a kind of medical nutrition therapy. Our Accredited Practicing Dietitians will look at your condition or situation and prescribe a nutrition therapy to help meet those needs. It’s all about optimum living and being as healthy as you can be. We start with a nutrition assessment to find out more about things that might impact your eating (which could be something like nausea related to medication or bowel problems). Then we delve deeper into what’s affecting it, searching for clues as to what’s really going on so we can unlock new ways to meet your nutritional requirements. Often, we’ll identify causes outside of our expertise, such as psychological or swallowing issues. And thanks to our direct links to other teams in the Rocky Bay family, from OTs to Speech Therapists we can refer you to a specialist to ensure continuity of care. 

Our job is to give you a process to help overcome the barriers. We work one on one, using compassion (not judgement) to consider all the other things going on and try to work with you to introduce new foods in a safe way that feels comfortable. The results can be life changing. When you try new things or play an active role in preparing food, it’s possible to enjoy food more and relieve you or your carer of unnecessary stress and pressure.

Our Dietitians work as part of the therapy team to help you meet your nutrition goals and can assist with:

• Fussy eating and mealtime strategies
• Advice with texture modified diets for those experiencing difficulties with chewing or swallowing
• Managing bowel issues including constipation, diarrhoea and stoma management
• Non-oral (tube) feeding and weaning in those over 2 years of age to ensure you are meeting your nutritional requirements
• Weight management including unintended loss or gain